Hazmat Coordinator

Part-time, 20 hours

Total Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY
• Benefits effective Day One — no waiting periods
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions
• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health
• Tuition Reimbursement

Purpose

Under the general direction of Emergency Management leadership, the ED Hazmat/Disaster Preparedness Coordinator supports the day-to-day operations, implementation, and evaluation of the emergency management program in the emergency department for assigned ministries.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in emergency management, chemistry, fire science, or related field
• Three years of Hazmat related experience
• Three years of teaching experience in a related field
• Proficiency with public speaking and classroom instruction
• Completed Michigan State Police CBRNE course and CBRNE Instruction course

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to utilize evidence to develop, teach, guide, and implement practice standards and policies
• Must be able to identify complex problems related to emergency preparedness and review/research related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions pertaining to the health care industry
• High degree of organizational skills required, including ability to work with diverse staff at all organizational levels; able to lead team efforts; able to move from conceptual stage to planning and implementation with minimal guidance and supervision
• Competent in software skills to include use of electronic email, business presentation software, word processing, and spreadsheets; ability to use and create relational databases preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining an integrated emergency management program by supporting an all-hazards approach to disaster planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation strategies in the emergency department; in line with the Joint Commission’s Emergency Management Chapter and in conjunction with Federal, State, Regional and County partners
• Participates in all accreditation visits related to the Emergency Department and Emergency Management including, but not limited to the Joint Commission, CMS, and Trauma verification visits
• Assist Emergency Department leadership in the design, coordination, and implementation of emergency preparedness plans utilizing an all-hazards approach; including response and recovery for all real events, e.g., hazmat incidents related to first receiver and patient decontamination; mass casualty incidents (MCI), severe weather, etc.
• Acts as an on-site liaison for HAZMAT related emergencies and provides on-scene support to CBRNE trained emergency department personnel, including patients arriving with potential contamination/exposure
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationship with officials, agencies, healthcare coalition, and private industry/companies to coordinate HAZMAT and emergency department response plans, resources and mutual aid agreements and coordinates with those same agencies in disaster response and recovery operations
• Coordinates and educates ED and hospital staff in CBRNE initial and continuing education in compliance with federal standards; mentors and coaches staff with the basic skills to function safely as it applies to hazmat/first receiver requirements for the emergency department
• Participate in need identification, selection, and evaluation of products and equipment, including PPE for first receivers; educational content, operational design and clinical competency related to HAZMAT disaster preparedness; and innovative HAZMAT educational tools or programs for emergency and hospital staff
• Actively engages in disaster preparedness meetings, plan development, exercises, etc. which encourage a coordinated and collaborative system response to HAZMAT incidents and other hazards
• Maintains an organized emergency department environment internally and externally, for all hazmat related equipment and supplies; includes but is not limited to the hazmat shower, trailers, internal and external storage areas and cabinets
• Monitors and tracks all internal and external hazmat related equipment and supplies including federally funded equipment and state and regional healthcare coalition assets; includes a tracking mechanism for inventory and rotation of supplies and equipment that will expire